The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-22
The Co1ored Vote.

The colored voters Of Maryland COM
prise largely more than half of the Repub-
lican party of Maryland. Ever since their
enfranchisement the colored people have
voted solidly, practically, for the Republic
can ticket In the beginning they were
organized into clubs and taught hatred to
Democrats by unprincipled and designing
Radical leaders. They were bound by
oaths to eternal hostility to the great mass
of the people, representing the virtue, in
telligence and property of the state. The
conduct of the whites towards the colored
people was such that opposition to Demo
cratic control was weakening, then tile TN
principled Radical orators began to play
the slavery dodge. For several successive
times, right in this city, the coloted voters
were gathered in their churches and told
that Democratic success, in national con-
test. meant reinstatement to the colored
people twas base fatsetood, and knoaon
to be such by those asserting it. Cleveland
was elected, Democratic Administration
was installed, and for nearly three years the
country has been under Democratic rule.
Slavery has net been reestablished, nor has
it ever been mentioned, and the colored
people have again gotten their eyes open.
Another Radical falsehood has been made
plain to them. In Baltimore a show OF
independence of the Republican party is
again being made by the colored voters.
The 0Protective League" and the "Pro-
gressive Assembly" are both moving for
the recognition to which their strength en-
titles them. Both organizations have held
meetings the past week, and they are
working in concert. A committee was
appointed to wait upon Walter B. Brooks,
the Republican nominee for Governor, and
D. L. Bartlett, the Republican nominee for
Mayor of Baltimore, to ask them to re-
spond 0whether or not, if they should be
elected, they will use their earnest endeav-
ors to secure to the colored citizens of Ma
ryland equal civil and political rights and
privileges by securing (1) the expunglng
of the word 'swhite" from the constitution
and laws of Maryland; (2) the employment
of some colored men in the several public
works of the state; (3) the employment of
colored teachers in the colored public
schools of Baltimore city, and (4) the en-
ployment of some colored men on the po-
lice force, the fire department, street-clean-
ing department and all other public works.
The committee waited upon Mr.. Bart
lett on Tuesday, presented series of reso-
lutions, embodying the questions above
stated, and made an address setting forth
more fully their position and their desires.
Mr.. Bartlett answered that if he were
elected Mayor he would administer the
Office for the best interest of the city, re-
CARELESS of party; that he could not answer
the questions until they are brought before
him officially. Mr.. Brooks could not see
the committee the day they designated nor
the next day, but would appoint a time
'when practical"
The committee, j. r. Draper, Alex. b.
Cross and A. B. Wilson, publish card
giving in detail their action in the matter
and the replies received, and conclude by
advising the colored people of the State to
abstain from voting, and let the whites
fight it out among themselves, as they
have nothing in the contest. Ii they
must vote, however, the committee advise
them to vote for Latrobe and jackson, in
order to teach the Republican party that
they are men, not things, to be used as
machines to do the bidding of the whites,
who constitute the minority of the party
in the State.